Santa Ana

Four people are dead and two others injured after their car struck a tree.

Thousands are expected to gather across Southern California for "Hands Off!" demonstrations against Trump's tariffs, program cuts, and federal worker layoffs, which protesters claim harm public services and social safety nets.

Officials said 48-year-old Saritha Ramaraju, was charged with murder after her son was fatally stabbed at a motel. The two had just enjoyed a Disneyland vacation together and he was set to return to his dad's that day.

The suspect, the child's mother, told authorities she had taken an unknown substance before the deadly stabbing.

Nearly 400 staff members, including teachers and counselors, face the chopping block.

SoCal Museums' annual Free-for-All Day gives residents and visitors the chance to visit iconic institutions free of charge for one day only.

Robert Rudy Salinas appeared on TV personality Chris Hansen's "To Catch a Predator" show in 2007. That same year, he was convicted of lewd or lascivious acts on a minor.

Police said Phuong Hoang Khong turned himself in after the woman's family threatened to call the cops.

Mariano Hernandez, 32, was employed as a Behavior Interventionist at Benson Elementary, according to the Tustin Unified School District.

A Riverside County murder suspect was found in Santa Ana Saturday morning. Officers chased him to the end of the Newport Beach Pier when they shot and killed him.

Santa Ana United School District approved laying up more than 200 teachers.

Police said Justin Anthony Carlin assaulted a woman then fatally stabbed 43-year-old Noah Ewing in an unprovoked attack.

Santa Ana Unified school board voted 4-1 in favor of laying off teachers in 2025.

Orange County's second-largest school district is planning to lay off hundreds of employees, citing declining enrollment.